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| House OK's possible Israeli raid on Iran (not quite) | ||
| 2010-07-25 | ||
Resolution 1553 provides explicit support for military strikes against Iran, stating that Congress backs Israel's use of 'all means necessary' against Iran, "including the use of military force," BBC Persian reported. The introduction of the measure coincides with a pattern of renewed calls for military strikes that have escalated since President Obama signed Congressional Iran sanctions into law. Neoconservatives who were instrumental in orchestrating the Iraq War, such as Bill Kristol and Reuel Marc Gerecht, have led the stepped up calls for military action. Hawkish former Bush administration official John Bolton recently laid out the game plan to prod Israel into attacking Iran, arguing that outsiders can "create broad support" for a strike by framing it as an issue of Israel's right to self-defense. Supporters for military strikes, Bolton says, should "defend the specific tactic of pre-emptive attacks" against Iran. He said that Congress can 'make it clear' that it supports such strikes and that 'having visible congressional support in place at the outset will reassure' Israel. In spite of support from the neocons, top US military leaders have warned of the many dangers of military strikes against Iran. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has argued "Another war in the Middle East is the last thing we need. In fact, I believe it would be disastrous on a number of levels." Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has expressed his own serious reservations about an attack on Iran. The US, which is already providing billions of dollars worth of arms to Israel every year, describes Tel Aviv's military edge in the region as being in America's interest. | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 ION WAFF > GREECE-ISRAEL-TURKEY: A TRIANGLE [Mediterranean = Asia Minor]WHOSE CENTER IS CYPRUS. Uh, uh - CYPRUS, CALIFORNIA??? Gut nuthin. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-25 23:46 |
| #1 The BAMMER + MOUD know it > the LONGER the Clock goes tickey-tock, THE GREATER THE ODDS FOR FULL-SCALE GROUND WAR = CAMPAIGN, NOT JUST LIMITED AIR OR COMMANDO OPERATIONS. The US-ISRAEL, etc. willl no longer be fighting to preclude a NUCLEAR RADICALIST IRAN, BUT MORESO THE RISE OF POST-2012, REGIONAL + ULTIMATELY GLOBAL NUCLEAR MILITANCY-TERRORISM. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-25 19:40 |